338 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



and X. W. for March and April. During the following 

 four months, May, June, July and August, the mean tem- 

 perature was 65.32*^ F., being 1.67° lower than that of the 

 corresponding months of last year, while the mean range of 

 temperature was 5° greater. 



The absolute maximum temperature, viz., 04.5°, occurred 

 on June 14. The minimum temperature Avas 30°, occurring 

 on May 1. The cold wave in May was unfavorable to the 

 germinatian of seeds, and was a set-back to general farming 

 operations. 



The total preci[)itati()n during the months of May, June, 

 July and August was 17.!l7 inches. During the months of 

 June and July the precipitation was slightly below the nor- 

 mal, and there were extreme ranges of temperature. The 

 month of August was characterized by excessive rainfalls, 

 the precipitation being much above the normal, and 2.03 

 inches more than that for August, 1891. 



The month of Se})tember was very fair and pleasant, l)eing 

 free from severe storms, and there was no frost until the 

 30th, which was the first of the season. The })recipitation 

 was far below the normal. The prevailing wind was S. 

 The temperature for October and November was about nor- 

 mal, while for December it was much below. 



The precipitation for October and December was exceed- 

 ingly small, but for November was above the normal. The 

 total amount of snowfall during the month of November was 

 2.G8 inches, and for December 2.75 inches. The first trace 

 of snow for the season fell Novemlier 5. The total amount 

 of i)rocipitation during the year was below the normal, and 

 was unevenly distributed. The largest amount of water 

 falling in one month was 5.70 inches, — August; the 

 smallest amount, 0.64 of an inch, in October; and only 0.65 

 of an inch fell in April, Ix'ing an exceedingly small figure 

 for that month. 



